Team Lead, Software Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Georgia.

📋 Description

• Lead a team of 5–10 senior engineers by establishing a clear vision, prioritizing roadmaps, and promoting a culture of high performance.

• Design and architect significant features for cluster lifecycle management, high-availability systems, and performance enhancement.

• Engage in hands-on coding as required.

• Supervise automated testing methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and initiatives to reduce technical debt.

• Work collaboratively with product, QA, and support teams to address production challenges.

• Enhance the platform by incorporating customer feedback.

• Mentor engineers in areas such as Linux systems, networking, and distributed design.

• Perform code reviews and contribute to the development of engineering talent.

• Create distributed storage solutions, virtualization, cluster orchestration, VM management, monitoring, and facilitate seamless updates through UI and REST APIs.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years in software engineering, including at least 2 years in a leadership role.

• Proficient in Python, Rust, Go, or C/C++ for production-level systems.

• In-depth understanding of Linux kernel architecture (e.g., NUMA, scheduling, I/O).

• Comprehensive knowledge of networking principles (SDN, TCP/IP stacks).

• Demonstrated success in steering distributed systems projects.

• Strong analytical skills to assist teams in overcoming complex challenges.

• Experience in mentoring, managing agile processes, and delivering projects within deadlines.

• Preferred: extensive experience with hypervisors (KVM), containers (Docker/Podman), Kubernetes, or distributed storage solutions.

• Preferred: background in system programming, kernel internals (Linux/Windows/FreeBSD), or fault-tolerant architectures.

• Preferred: skills in automation (Ansible, Bash, Terraform) and familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Preferred: experience in web development for UI/REST (JavaScript, HTML/CSS); knowledge of performance tuning and observability tools is an advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote and flexible working hours available throughout EMEA.

• Friendly towards B2B contracting.

• Opportunities for professional development: training budget, certification support, mentorship, and career advancement pathways.

• An inclusive, multicultural team: collaborate with talented engineers globally on infrastructure-grade cloud products.

• Employee/Contributor benefits: recognition programs, referral bonuses, learning initiatives, and reward schemes.

• Share options available.